The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will consider significant changes to the shareholder proposal process including re-evaluating rules requiring companies to bring ESG-related proposals to a vote at annual meetings, according to comments by SEC Chair Paul Atkins. In the remarks, made during a keynote speech at the University of Delaware, Atkins said that … Continue reading SEC Chief Asks Commission to Reconsider Rules Allowing Shareholder ESG Proposals